Hotels in London utilized by Rick Steves tour groups? Favorites?

Hmm, well, I stayed in the Fielding in the Covent Garden area at the end of the Best of England tour. It does not have a breakfast included but there are a number of restaurants nearby.

That was a few years ago and I think some of the tours used the Radisson Blu Edwardian Vanderbilt at the end of that tour this year. I ~have~ stayed at that hotel on a couple of Road Scholar tours and while I liked it's location very much, the hotel was bigger and busier than I like.

I have been a repeat customer at The Lime Tree hotel in the Victoria Station area for several years. He used to use this hotel a long time ago but I suspect it's popularity means it does not have room for groups any more. It is in his London guide book. Have you had a chance to take a look at that? I like the location, it's easy to get to from Heathrow and numerous other things that work for me.

I am seconding the Lime Tree recommendation from Pam-my third stay with them is coming up next month. It is perfectly located with easy access to transportation of all sorts (buses, trains, tube). They have a lovely courtyard in which to relax and think over your activities, both today's and tomorrow's. When making your sight-seeing plans for your day, the owner/staff is very helpful, knowledgeable and accommodating.

Radisson Blu Edwardian (in South Kensington) was our group's last hotel in April on the RS Best of England in 14 Days tour. Location: great for seeing some museums such as the V&A. Breakfast food: Excellent. Rooms: small. Two elevators, both very small. Lots of restaurants and pubs within walking distance (but that's true for many sections of London). I actually prefer a quieter location than S. Kensington.

Another vote for the Lime Tree. Its location is excellent.
A good location is Bloomsbury, near the British Museum. There are lots of nice hotels there.
Another good location is between Paddington Station and Hyde Park, the Bayswater area.

Consider picking up the RS guidebook, either at the bookstore or check out at the library.
It's full of Rick's suggested hotels, pubs, restaurants, with maps and walking routes for a do-it-yourself London sights tour.

Have stayed at Sherlock Holmes Park Plaza on Baker Street for London tour. This was several years ago so am not sure if RS still uses.
Good location, good breakfast, nice lobby areas. If you stay, I suggest a room toward the back where it’s quieter. Convenient Tesco Express in same block and easy walking to Tube or Marylebone Station.

Premier Inn County Hall was once a hotel utilized for Best of Britain. Also, The Washington Mayfair is another option. Although, this one is pricier. Of the two, I prefer Premier Inn, less expensive, great location and have used it several times.

Carleen, The Washington Mayfair mentioned by Debra is another RS tour hotel that is sometimes used. You may like it.

I recommend the Premier Inn London County Hall:
https://www.premierinn.com/gb/en/hotels/england/greater-london/london/london-county-hall.html?cid=GLBC_LONCOU

This is right behind the London Eye, centrally located on the south bank, across the river from Parliament/Big Ben/Westminster Abbey.
You can walk to a good many of the major attractions from here.
The price shown right now is £73.50.
I did not enter your exact dates because I don't know them.

The hotel I recommended in my other post, Radisson in S. Kensington:
https://www.radissonblu-edwardian.com/london-hotel-gb-sw7-5bt/gbvander
would be a good location for you if you are coming in (or leaving) from Heathrow Airport. You would buy an Oyster card at Heathrow, board the tube, get off at Gloucester Road tube station, walk north a half block to the Radisson.

This tube line would be the Piccadilly line and it is the royal blue line on the tube map.

Another way you might come in from Heathrow would be Heathrow Express, which comes into Paddington station. There are some good hotels around there.

If you are coming in from Paris and will arrive into that area (London St Pancras) there are good hotels near the train station. Nearby is the area of the British Museum. Good hotels there, too.

You can use the tube or bus or taxi to get around London.
Tube map here:http://content.tfl.gov.uk/standard-tube-map.pdf
You could print a large version of this map on your home printer (if it is a color printer)
and take it with you.
You can pick up a printed tube map in any tube station, but it is very small.

You will need a good map of London even if you will be there only a couple of days.

Look at a map of London and tell us where you'd like to be.
Many neighborhoods are what tourists call "centrally located".
It's just a matter of what you'd like to be near.
The tube will take you anywhere you want to go in London.
Some people want to stay near their route of exit to Heathrow Airport. (IF Heathrow will be your airport of departure) That would be S. Kensington for leaving on the tube to the airport on departure day. Others stay near Paddington Station and depart for Heathrow on the Heathrow Express.
What is your plan?

The London Elizabeth Hotel and the Falcon Hotel are great hotels and just a few minute walk to Paddington Station.

Check out the Jesmond Dene hotel on Argyle Street - just a couple blocks from
Kings Cross and St. Pancras stations. I always stay here when I go to London. It is more like a small B&B ; full English Breakfast is extra.
https://www.jesmonddenehotel.co.uk/

You can walk to the British Museum or in the other direction you can walk the 2 blocks to the 2 train and tube stations mentioned at the top of this post.